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The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Services

METAREA XII

 

Issuing Service:
United States of America
Preparation Service: United States of America
Coverage:
The eastern part of the Pacific Ocean, west of the North and South American coast and east of 120°W, from 3°24'S to the equator, thence to 180°, to 50°N thence NW'wards to 53°N 172°E, NE'wards following the marine frontier between USA and Russian Federation waters to 67°N.
Satellite Ocean Regions (scheduled bulletins): POR / AOR (W) Broadcast (UTC): 0545, 1145,1745, 2345

 

MAPS AVAILABLE
ALASKA (United States of America) - Weather Forecast Areas

 

NAVTEX Stations

COUNTRY STATION NAME
POSITION
SLOT
ALASKA (US) Kodiak 57°46'N 152°34'W [J] [X]
CANADA Prince Rupert (CCG) 54°18'N 130°25'W [D]
Tofino (CCG) 48°56'N 125°32'W [H]
ECUADOR Ayora 00°45'S 90°19'W [L]
HAWAII (U.S.) Honolulu (USCG) 21°26'N 158°09'W [O]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Astoria (USCG) 46°12'N 123°57'W [W]
CAMSPAC, Point Reyes (San Francisco) 37°56'N 122°44'W [C]
Long Beach (Cambria) 35°31'N 121°03'W [Q]

 

Radio-Facsimile Broadcasts

COUNTRY STATION NAME CALL SIGN
POSITION
ALASKA (US) Kodiak, Alaska, USA NOJ
HAWAII (U.S.) Honolulu, Hawaii, USA KVM-70

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

National Contact Points for the WMO GMDSS Marine Broadcast System

Contact: Mr Timothy Rulon
Address: Marine and Coastal Weather Services
National Weather Service/National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration
1325 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910
United States
Email: timothy.rulon@noaa.gov
Telephone: +1 301 713 1677 (ext. 128)
Fax: +1 301 713 1520

 

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